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did katrina give them an opportunity? did george bush give them an opportunity? >> well, it was sort of all the above. that was certainly gave democrats a lot of fuel to campaign in 2006 and win back control of congress and it compounded some of the problems that you had seen with the president. this is a fascinating interview where he says the words, i failed. that was something we were talking about in the last segment. the president acknowledging shortcomings very fascinating. i'm very curious to see how much president george w. bush is able to rebuild his image in a way that maybe 2012 presidential contenders would see him on the trail, again. as we all remember, he was absent completely from the 2008 campaign trail. can this restore his image a little bit and help him raise money for republicans and campaign with the nominee. >> there are a lot of people who have read the book and i have not. they say in terms of policy, there is no shocking revelations, but it does give you sort of a view into this man and one in particular that i think did raise a lot of e
did katrina give them an opportunity? did george bush give them an opportunity? >> well, it was sort of all the above. that was certainly gave democrats a lot of fuel to campaign in 2006 and win back control of congress and it compounded some of the problems that you had seen with the president. this is a fascinating interview where he says the words, i failed. that was something we were talking about in the last segment. the president acknowledging shortcomings very fascinating. i'm very...
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katrina. you argue that katrina and that the response to katrina specifically the inadequate or incompetent response from fema was by no means an accident. >> i don't think they deliberately screwed that up. i think what they were doing, i interviewed a lot of people who worked at fema for many years. they basically explained to me that when bush came in, they wanted to gut all of these domestic actsies and outsource all the functions to their contributors. they brought in a couple of these guys i described in "family of secrets." michael brown was brought in. the real story of michael brown oond how unqualified he was has never been told. >> the book, "family of secrets." the author, russ baker. if you want to read "decision points," you might want to check this out. a pleasure. nice to see you. coming up on "hardball," chris matthews talks about bush's version of history with joe wilson, the man at the center of the iraq md controversy, but first, the twinkie diet. we'll talk to the professo
katrina. you argue that katrina and that the response to katrina specifically the inadequate or incompetent response from fema was by no means an accident. >> i don't think they deliberately screwed that up. i think what they were doing, i interviewed a lot of people who worked at fema for many years. they basically explained to me that when bush came in, they wanted to gut all of these domestic actsies and outsource all the functions to their contributors. they brought in a couple of...
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katrina vanden huevel, editor of "the nation." responds next in "the playbook." >>> and it's not too late to let us know what you think. tonight's text survey question is, do you agree is with president obama that republican leaders want the best for the country? lameless luminary. huh! their fragrances always smell so good. nice! i know, the design just adds the perfect touch. and when you're ready for a new look or scent... just pop on a new shade... and it flickers like a real candle. [ male announcer ] also from the home collection... febreze wooden wick candle. i probably have one of these in every room. they last so long! nice! you can even hear it crackle. [ candle crackle ] [ male announcer ] the febreze home collection. featuring soy blend candles, wood diffusers and flameless luminaries. i bought my policy online and i haven't heard from the company since. when pam switches to nationwide insurance, we're not going to treat her like policy 413. we're gonna treat her like pam, get to know her, be proactive. oh and rename t
katrina vanden huevel, editor of "the nation." responds next in "the playbook." >>> and it's not too late to let us know what you think. tonight's text survey question is, do you agree is with president obama that republican leaders want the best for the country? lameless luminary. huh! their fragrances always smell so good. nice! i know, the design just adds the perfect touch. and when you're ready for a new look or scent... just pop on a new shade... and it...
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bring in katrina vanden huevel. editor of "the nation." good to you have with us tonight. >> thank you, ed. >> i take -- i don't mean to say that in a joking marin at all. some the signs at the tea party rallies were absolutely deplorable and disgusting. i'm surprised the former president went down that road. your thoughts? >> my thoughts are if the tea party really got its act together they would be protesting president bush whose reckless deregulatory policies led to the wall street catastrophe which has told millions of people out of work and homes foreclosed. you know he talks democracy. i think of this book tour, ed that he's doing is the no regrets, no responsibility tour. democracy. there's no graver sin than a president can commit against democracy than misleading a nation, a congress, good men and women, into a war that didn't need to be fought and you know you listen to matt lauer, put aside hannity because he's sort of you know fox, it's not really news. but you know the media also were enablers. they were complicit in letting t
bring in katrina vanden huevel. editor of "the nation." good to you have with us tonight. >> thank you, ed. >> i take -- i don't mean to say that in a joking marin at all. some the signs at the tea party rallies were absolutely deplorable and disgusting. i'm surprised the former president went down that road. your thoughts? >> my thoughts are if the tea party really got its act together they would be protesting president bush whose reckless deregulatory policies led...
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the former president talks about 9/11, abu ghraib, mission accomplished and the katrina flyover. did he express regret for anything other than the fact that kanye west was mean to him? we'll go through the highlights. >>> conan o'brien is back on television. we'll it take a peek at his first show when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ when i was 16, i was hired as a cashier at the walmart in marinette, wisconsin. that first job launched my career. since i've been with the company, i've been promoted ten times over the span of 11 years. today, i'm a divisional learning and development manager. we can actually help people develop in their own careers. my job allows me to make a difference in the lives of almost 100,000 associates in the northeast. if you think about it, that's almost 8 times the size of my hometown. my name is nick and i work at walmart. ♪ to sta my name is nick you might also wantwalmart. to try lifting one of these. a unique sea salt added to over 40 campbell's condensed soups. helps us reduce sodium, but not flavor. so do a few lifts. campbell's.® it's am
the former president talks about 9/11, abu ghraib, mission accomplished and the katrina flyover. did he express regret for anything other than the fact that kanye west was mean to him? we'll go through the highlights. >>> conan o'brien is back on television. we'll it take a peek at his first show when "way too early" comes right back. ♪ when i was 16, i was hired as a cashier at the walmart in marinette, wisconsin. that first job launched my career. since i've been with the...
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. >>> first, bush versus gore, 9/11, hurricane katrina, the 2008 presidential election, a few of the big events that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. "time" magazine is looking back as it introduces a new annual issue "time frames." richard stengel is here with us now from new york. tell us the concept of "time frames" and how you are trying to take a long view at some of these big stories. >> yes, andrea. thanks for having me. the decade really ends this year. we wanted to take a look back at the past decade, of the biggest stories. and we wanted to reveal what they really meant, what we learned over the past ten years in terms of what really happened and what does it prestage for the future. basically, looking at all of those things, the war in iraq, 9/11 shall the 2000 election, so much of it had to do, even katrina, there were man-made problems, problems in perception that people were certain about things that were not the case. when we look back, this idea that human imperfection is really the result -- is the cause of so many of the terrible things that happene
. >>> first, bush versus gore, 9/11, hurricane katrina, the 2008 presidential election, a few of the big events that have shaped the first decade of the 21st century. "time" magazine is looking back as it introduces a new annual issue "time frames." richard stengel is here with us now from new york. tell us the concept of "time frames" and how you are trying to take a long view at some of these big stories. >> yes, andrea. thanks for having me. the...
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they go back to katrina. talk about the lasting impact that had on so many bush people and what went so terribly wrong. >> there's no question about it, joe. if i look back at the 7 1/2 years i was in the west wing, no question all the issues we faced, 9/11, afghanistan, iraq, shuttle disaster, all those things, nothing compares to that first week or those 10 days around katrina. on multiple levels, whether it was the fact we couldn't get good information, we were slow in decision making, we were spread across the country, it was in august, the president was in texas, i was in washington, andy card was in massachusetts, et cetera. it was a complete disaster. it's interesting, president bush says in the interview and book, he talks about the flyover and he takes responsibility for that. granted, ultimately, he was responsible. he was covering for his staff because his staff screwed that up. we had a contentious debate internally and he was willing to take -- yeah. >> i'm sorry, we have a delay here. i'm so sor
they go back to katrina. talk about the lasting impact that had on so many bush people and what went so terribly wrong. >> there's no question about it, joe. if i look back at the 7 1/2 years i was in the west wing, no question all the issues we faced, 9/11, afghanistan, iraq, shuttle disaster, all those things, nothing compares to that first week or those 10 days around katrina. on multiple levels, whether it was the fact we couldn't get good information, we were slow in decision making,...
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. >> in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, kanye west famously said on tv, george bush doesn't care about black people. here is what the former president says about that now. let's listen. >> it's one thing to say, i don't appreciate the way he handles his business. it's another thing to say this man is a racist. i resent it. it's not true. it's one of the most disgusting parts of my presidency. >> do you think that was a low to his presidency? >> that quote shows he cares what people think. while he was president, he acted like he was above public opinion and he wasn't worried about it, he was worried about doing the right thing. in the next clip, matt lauer says wasn't katrina the lowest part of your presidency, not being attacked? >> president bush says i was very concerned about katrina, i had heartfelt feelings and concerned that i wasn't get credit. >> is this the same george w. bush that left office, james, or do you think time off changed him? if so, how? >> he's more relaxed. at the same time, there's few mea culpas. he's very firm in defending what he did in iraq. he still
. >> in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, kanye west famously said on tv, george bush doesn't care about black people. here is what the former president says about that now. let's listen. >> it's one thing to say, i don't appreciate the way he handles his business. it's another thing to say this man is a racist. i resent it. it's not true. it's one of the most disgusting parts of my presidency. >> do you think that was a low to his presidency? >> that quote shows he...
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i -- it wasn't just kanye west who is talking like that during katrina. i cited him as an example. i cited others as well. >> right. >> and, you know, i appreciate that. >> but you called his comment a low point. one of the things you and i have spoken a lot about over these past couple of weeks is your faith. does your faith allow you to forgive kanye west? >> oh, absolutely. of course it does. i'm not a hater. i didn't hate kanye west, but i was talking about an environment in which people were willing to say things that hurt. >> well, you can watch more of president bush's first interview since leaving office and read an excerpt from the book on msnbc.com. >>> the hunt for more suspects in that brutal death of a georgia teenager tops our look at stories around the "news nation" today. prosecutors in georgia say they are searching for more suspects in the murder of 18-year-old bobby tillman. tillman died after being beaten to death. >>> the job market may be showing signs of life. the labor department reports claims for unemployment dropped last week to almost the lowest level of
i -- it wasn't just kanye west who is talking like that during katrina. i cited him as an example. i cited others as well. >> right. >> and, you know, i appreciate that. >> but you called his comment a low point. one of the things you and i have spoken a lot about over these past couple of weeks is your faith. does your faith allow you to forgive kanye west? >> oh, absolutely. of course it does. i'm not a hater. i didn't hate kanye west, but i was talking about an...
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so talk to me, during the most stressful times of your presidency, iraq, katrina, you never fell off the wagon? >> no. >> not a sip? >> not since 1986. >> no temptation. >> no, i through. >> he called it the most important decision of his life. eight years after he took his last drink he won his first election. >> you learn about a relationship between your father and you in a letter that he wrote to you on the occasion of you as governor texas. do you have your glasses? >> no. you'll have to read it. here's the thing you've got to understand. if you want me to weep, let me read some of the letters he's writ on the me as a son. >> yeah, let me read a part of it. >> thank you for doing that. >> these cufflinks are the most treasured possession. they were given to me from my mom and dad in 19 # 3 when i got my wings at navy, corpus christi. i want you to have them. you are in a sense getting your wings as you take the oath of office as our governor. you have sack rye fised, given us your unwavering loi loyalty and devotion. >> yeah. as i said i could barely get through it. i know there
so talk to me, during the most stressful times of your presidency, iraq, katrina, you never fell off the wagon? >> no. >> not a sip? >> not since 1986. >> no temptation. >> no, i through. >> he called it the most important decision of his life. eight years after he took his last drink he won his first election. >> you learn about a relationship between your father and you in a letter that he wrote to you on the occasion of you as governor texas. do you...
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. >> everything from 9/11 and hurricane katrina. >> you've led tens of thousands of people into war and to their deaths. >> an administration that used the military for a political backdrop. >> you stood on the deck of that aircraft. >> no question a mistake. >> why is waterboarding legal? >> because the lawyer said it was legal. >> outrageous but not surprising. >> now short on apology. >> do you think a lot of the headlines about this interview is that president bush fesses up to mistakes. if you watch, he didn't. >> i apologize saying the decision was a wrong decision and i don't believe it was the wrong decision. >> even when the mistakes are obvious. >> i should have landed. the problem is that when the president lands, resources are taken off the task at hand. >> kanye west went on the katrina relief program and said george bush doesn't care about black people. can you see how the perception would be that you were -- >> no. you don't call a man a racist. >> the history of george w. b h bush. good evening from new york, i'm lawrence o'donnell. president george w. bush's book tour f
. >> everything from 9/11 and hurricane katrina. >> you've led tens of thousands of people into war and to their deaths. >> an administration that used the military for a political backdrop. >> you stood on the deck of that aircraft. >> no question a mistake. >> why is waterboarding legal? >> because the lawyer said it was legal. >> outrageous but not surprising. >> now short on apology. >> do you think a lot of the headlines about...
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let's bring in katrina vanden heuvel, editor of "the nation". what does this number mean? >> i recommend to your listeners, your viewers, they read the nation's national affair correspondent's william grader's piece, called "obama without tears" this is a turning point moment for obama. is' leader? will he use his power? ly stand his ground after two years of working with the republican party determined to dough voy his president, the grand obstructionist party? will he find a way to remobilize and re-energize his base and citizens of conscience? because i think the lessons of the midterm, ed, were misinterpret, it was not about obama overreaching it about obama not fighting hard enough for working people, middle class in this country and for working for those people who brung his, you know, the base, those who worked their heart and soul out for him and i think it is time to recalibrate and show yes stands, hoe stands with and show that he is not leading like a boy scout or mediating but he is a lead leader standing his ground. >> the question is do you think he has it in
let's bring in katrina vanden heuvel, editor of "the nation". what does this number mean? >> i recommend to your listeners, your viewers, they read the nation's national affair correspondent's william grader's piece, called "obama without tears" this is a turning point moment for obama. is' leader? will he use his power? ly stand his ground after two years of working with the republican party determined to dough voy his president, the grand obstructionist party? will...
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for more on this go to katrina vanden hufl, editor of "the nation." katrina, this is a big political play for the democrats. >> defining. >> defining. i mean, they have to do this or more basers are going to fade away from president obama. he's got to draw the line, don't you think. >> he's got to remind people of what he said when he ran for president, when he was a tough champion for working people and middle-class people in this country. and as senator brown said, which side are you? bring in those cots. do the all-nighters, expose the republicans for what they are, hypocrites who are ready to give hand dloeft outs to the connected but won't give a hand up to those in economic pain in this country. >> how big a political play is it going to be for the president? here he is trying -- going to go back and talk to the chamber of commerce. here he is, wants to have dinner with the people who basically -- their number one thing is to take him down. the last thing i think that they're going to do is cave in on these tax cuts. they'd rather write it thems
for more on this go to katrina vanden hufl, editor of "the nation." katrina, this is a big political play for the democrats. >> defining. >> defining. i mean, they have to do this or more basers are going to fade away from president obama. he's got to draw the line, don't you think. >> he's got to remind people of what he said when he ran for president, when he was a tough champion for working people and middle-class people in this country. and as senator brown said,...
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there was 1,836 people killed in hurricane katrina, but that wasn't an all time low. by the way, there was 8 million jobs lost because of the recession he created. a great recession, but that wasn't an all-time low. by the way, also, there was a little thing called 9/11 on bush's watch. and that wasn't an all time low, but kanye dissed you and that was your all-time low? oh, no. kanye doesn't like you. did your feelings get hurt, george? you know what george bush said when the cia gave him a memo while on vacation, he said, quote -- and he went back on vacation. and then we lost all those people on 9/11. but that wasn't an all-time low. kanye dissed him. that was a low. now, that isn't even the most startling part. he also admits to a war crime. he said when they asked him, hey, should we water board khalid shake mohamed. this refers to water boarding. it's against the geneva conventions, which we signed. when we sign it, it becomes supreme law of the land. we've prosecuted people for water boarding before, but let's see what the generals think. here's this testimony.
there was 1,836 people killed in hurricane katrina, but that wasn't an all time low. by the way, there was 8 million jobs lost because of the recession he created. a great recession, but that wasn't an all-time low. by the way, also, there was a little thing called 9/11 on bush's watch. and that wasn't an all time low, but kanye dissed you and that was your all-time low? oh, no. kanye doesn't like you. did your feelings get hurt, george? you know what george bush said when the cia gave him a...
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katrina vanden heuvel, editor of "the nation" sounds off next. your core competency... is competency. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] indeed, business pro. indeed. go national. go like a pro. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there. but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then my company partnered with unitedhealthcare. they provided onsite screenings, healthy cooking tips. that's a recipe i'm keeping. ( announcer ) turning complex data into easy tools. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> it is not too late to let us know what you think. the number to dial is 1-877-ed-msnbc. tonight's telephone survey question is do you think the republican attack on pork barrel spending will improve your life? press the number 1 for yes. pre p
katrina vanden heuvel, editor of "the nation" sounds off next. your core competency... is competency. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i'm getting an upgrade. [ male announcer ] indeed, business pro. indeed. go national. go like a pro. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out...
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that he doesn't care about black people, after hurricane katrina, of course. yesterday kanye west told matt lauer he regretted those words and matt played that tape for george w. bush on the "today" show i. would tell george bush, in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist, but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words, and that's why i'm -- >> he seems to have regret. what's your reaction? >> i appreciate that. it wasn't just kanye west who was talking like that during katrina. i cited him answer example. i cited others as an example as well, and -- you know, i appreciate that. >> you called his comment a low point and one of the things you and i have spoken a lot about, our conversations over the past couple of weeks is your faith. does your faith allow to you forgive kanye west? >> absolutely. of course it does. i'm not a hater. i didn't hate kanye west but i was talking about an environment in which people are willing to say things that hurt. >> well, kany
that he doesn't care about black people, after hurricane katrina, of course. yesterday kanye west told matt lauer he regretted those words and matt played that tape for george w. bush on the "today" show i. would tell george bush, in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist, but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words, and that's why i'm -- >> he seems to have regret. what's...
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that was during a telethon for katrina victims, saying, quote, according to the president, it was one of the most disgusting moments during my presidency. and bush is candid about his thoughts to drop dick cheney for the 2004 re-election campaign. he also stood behind the t.a.r.p. decision. take a listen to what he had to say. >> you went with the t.a.r.p. program. >> we did. >> a lot of people now call it the bank bailout and they hate it. >>> they do hate it, and i can understand that. look, the idea of spending taxpayers' money to give to wall street and the banks, to save them, a lot of people think they created the crisis in the first place. so i can understand the angst. but in my case, i wouldn't worry about angst, personal angst or contradiction, i was worried about the economy going down. and i believe t.a.r.p. saved the economy. >> if you were president again, though, and t.a.r.p. came up again, you would do the exact same thing? >> absolutely, given the same circumstances. >> from a personal perspective, the president also touches on his struggle with alcohol and details ce
that was during a telethon for katrina victims, saying, quote, according to the president, it was one of the most disgusting moments during my presidency. and bush is candid about his thoughts to drop dick cheney for the 2004 re-election campaign. he also stood behind the t.a.r.p. decision. take a listen to what he had to say. >> you went with the t.a.r.p. program. >> we did. >> a lot of people now call it the bank bailout and they hate it. >>> they do hate it, and i...
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will a record that includes iraq, katrina and wall street's collapse be overshadowed by the construction at southern methodist university? among those celebrating, dick cheney. also, lisa murkowski took her best shot against sarah palin. now that the alaska senator leads joe miller in the vote count, she said palin lacks quote leadership qualities and curiosity that are needed to be president.{ and let me finish with some counterintuitive advice for the national football league. if you want to cut down on head injuries, consider ditching the face mask. >>> we're joined by two incoming members. congressman-elect steve sutherland of florida and karen bass, congresswoman-elect. mr. sutherland, you're in the midst of orientation. what have you learned in the last 48 hours that you department know? >> i'll tell you, we're busy learning the lay of the land. even the floor plans are all new to us. we're learning about our budgets and how to go about hiring our congressional staff which will be helpful you know, going forward. it's been a lot of information, somewhat overwhelming at times. >> do
will a record that includes iraq, katrina and wall street's collapse be overshadowed by the construction at southern methodist university? among those celebrating, dick cheney. also, lisa murkowski took her best shot against sarah palin. now that the alaska senator leads joe miller in the vote count, she said palin lacks quote leadership qualities and curiosity that are needed to be president.{ and let me finish with some counterintuitive advice for the national football league. if you want to...
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here is president bush on the lowest point in his presidency, the response to hurricane katrina. >> that's always my fault. i should have touched down in baton rouge, met with the governor, walked out and said, i hear you. we know. we understand. we're going to help the state and help the local governments with as much resources as needed. got back on the flight and went to washington. i did not do that and paid a price for it. >> a week after it hit, nbc aired a telethon asking for help for katrina. we had celebrities coming in asking for money. i remember it vividly because i hosted it. at one point in the evening i introduced kanye west. were you watching? >> yes, do i. >> george bush doesn't care about black people. >> called me racist. >> what he said was george bush doesn't care about black people. >> called me a racist. i didn't appreciate it then. i don't appreciate it now. it's one thing to say i don't appreciate the way he handled his business. it's another thing to say the man is a racist. i resent it. it's not true. it's one of the most disgusting moments of my presidency. >>>
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. >>> 9/11, iraq, katrina, and a fetus in a jar. george w. bush walks us through his eight years in office along with matt lauer. the question is, does bush feel like he has anything to apologize for? we'll show you the highlights. president obama continues his asian tour, touching down today in indonesia. the country where many morons think he was born. why might the president be forced now to cut short his stay in that country? we'll tell you. and after months of a
. >>> 9/11, iraq, katrina, and a fetus in a jar. george w. bush walks us through his eight years in office along with matt lauer. the question is, does bush feel like he has anything to apologize for? we'll show you the highlights. president obama continues his asian tour, touching down today in indonesia. the country where many morons think he was born. why might the president be forced now to cut short his stay in that country? we'll tell you. and after months of a
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kayne west appeared on the hurricane katrina relief fund-raiser and said, quote, george bush doesn't care about black people. the full bush interview will air on "today" next monday. here's an excerpt a piece of that interview with matt lauer where he talked about his reasons for writing the memoir. >> the main purpose of the book is to have a starting point or not a starting point, just a data point for future historians. because i -- this may seem strange to you, i really don't care about perceptions at this point in time. i served, i gave it my all, and i'm a content man. >> lot of people focusing on that kanye west comment, giving everything that happened under his eight years, george w. bush, that that would be the thing that was his low point. among some of the other bombshells, the decider was actually the descenter over the iraq war. >>> still ahead on "way too early" -- randy moss finds a new home. he was waived by the minnesota vikings after just four games, only one team in the nfl showed interest, he's a lucky man they were interested. we'll tell you where randy moss land
kayne west appeared on the hurricane katrina relief fund-raiser and said, quote, george bush doesn't care about black people. the full bush interview will air on "today" next monday. here's an excerpt a piece of that interview with matt lauer where he talked about his reasons for writing the memoir. >> the main purpose of the book is to have a starting point or not a starting point, just a data point for future historians. because i -- this may seem strange to you, i really...
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we are still recovering from katrina and rita, and then the." o pb oil spill. and so we have a long way to go in terms of recovery, housing and those issues. i think that all of our issues down here are somehow encompassed by that. the main message sent by the voters on november 2nd was the american people want attention on the issues that are affecting them, job creation and the economy. and they are not interested in partisan bickering, and they are interested in congress and a administration focusing on their needs. those are the things that i would like to focus on and those are the things i think i will be graded on in two years. >> and gow won his seat because he had the infamous now frozen cash, $90,000 of cash in a freezer. and given the distrust after katrina, and then your congressman appears to be somebody on the take. what can you do to restore the trust between people in new orleans and the government? >> i think you have to do it by actions. i served in the louisiana house for 11 years now, and i think i have the trust and the voters showed that o
we are still recovering from katrina and rita, and then the." o pb oil spill. and so we have a long way to go in terms of recovery, housing and those issues. i think that all of our issues down here are somehow encompassed by that. the main message sent by the voters on november 2nd was the american people want attention on the issues that are affecting them, job creation and the economy. and they are not interested in partisan bickering, and they are interested in congress and a...
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>> shortly after our cameras left, hurricane katrina destroyed much of the gulf coast region. the elaine hunt correctional center became home to many inmates from nearby prisons that were evacuated due to damage. that's our report. thanks for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. in washington, leading off tonight, road kill. rush limbaugh has committed another hit and run. if you caught him on the radio yesterday you heard him once more use race as a crowd pleaser. deriding nancy pelosi and james clyburn saying the democrats are racist. clyburn is getting bumped down from the leadership to the job of pelosi's driver. driving miss nancy, he calls it. question for the country. with all the stuff rush has to throw at the democrats, the bad economy and all of it, why does he keep going back to race? plus, the threat from the left. if president obama accepts tax cuts for the rich and the deficit commission's recommendations, will he face a challenger for renomination? will the progressives mount a candidate against him? and a new poll sh
>> shortly after our cameras left, hurricane katrina destroyed much of the gulf coast region. the elaine hunt correctional center became home to many inmates from nearby prisons that were evacuated due to damage. that's our report. thanks for watching. i'm john seigenthaler. >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews. in washington, leading off tonight, road kill. rush limbaugh has committed another hit and run. if you caught him on the radio yesterday you heard him once...
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what made you look bad is 1800 people died during hurricane katrina. who cares what you look like. the fact that he died matters more. in this case, vice president cheney and i, it affected our feelings. libby sold out the cia agent! that matters a lot more than your feelings. you can tell i'm worked up about that. don't miss the rest of matt lauer's interview tonight on a special edition of matt lauer reports. it all begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time on nbc. >>> now how james franco like barack obama are both stuck under a rock. we'll explain in that interesting discussion when we come right back. >>> paul wanted to turn his love of west virginia white water rafting into a business. but several similar companies saturating the market. he approached the owners of three of them. for more watch your business sunday mornings on msnbc. guarantee me the best deal on my refinance loan, or pay me $1,000? that would be nice, not getting swindled. um...where are we? don't just think about it. put lendingtree to the test. get the best deal, or $1,000. boss: just going over how geico helps peo
what made you look bad is 1800 people died during hurricane katrina. who cares what you look like. the fact that he died matters more. in this case, vice president cheney and i, it affected our feelings. libby sold out the cia agent! that matters a lot more than your feelings. you can tell i'm worked up about that. don't miss the rest of matt lauer's interview tonight on a special edition of matt lauer reports. it all begins at 8:00 p.m. eastern time on nbc. >>> now how james franco...
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one of the regrets was hurricane katrina and flying over as there was misery below. let me play what he told matt. >> huge mistake. >> and it made you look so out of touch. >> detached and uncaring. no question about it. >> whose fault was that? >> that's always my fault. >> david, he says it's always his fault. the buck stops with him. >> interesting contrast with that and then the treatment of the iraq situation and the treatment of the current economic situation. i think the man is capable of understanding and regretting things that he did. what i find so fascinating about this particular interview and this particular book is where he chooses to draw the line between i admit and no, no, i would do the same thing today if presented with the same facts. that's interesting to me. i think it's not lost on the american people. >> the interview, the book in the end, you believe will clang the image or the opinions people have of this president, or if you supported him before, you do that, and if you did not, and do not understand or respect some of the decisions you mad
one of the regrets was hurricane katrina and flying over as there was misery below. let me play what he told matt. >> huge mistake. >> and it made you look so out of touch. >> detached and uncaring. no question about it. >> whose fault was that? >> that's always my fault. >> david, he says it's always his fault. the buck stops with him. >> interesting contrast with that and then the treatment of the iraq situation and the treatment of the current...
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race in the book, when he talked about being accused of being a racist in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, he had plenty of emotion. he was outraged, angry and hurt. but on the election of the president, he had nothing to do other than the fact that he saw other people crying. >> that whole issue on kanye west and the president and kanye west talking about it. it's a touchy subject for the former president. but having covered both white houses, how are these two administrations different? >> well, george w. bush, i thought, connected with people better. having seen both of them on the stump and in the white house, i think he enjoyed and got more energy out of meetings with people. whether it was soldierers or workers or even the press. george w. bush's administration, particularly in the first term and tishgly in the wars before iraq and afghanistan was much more open and acceptable to the press. he and his senior staff in the bush white house were much more willing to talk about how they made decisions than this white house. this white house is much more closed about those things. >> i f
race in the book, when he talked about being accused of being a racist in the aftermath of hurricane katrina, he had plenty of emotion. he was outraged, angry and hurt. but on the election of the president, he had nothing to do other than the fact that he saw other people crying. >> that whole issue on kanye west and the president and kanye west talking about it. it's a touchy subject for the former president. but having covered both white houses, how are these two administrations...
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there are certain events that no matter what is written, history will not allow him to change that, and katrina is one of those. >> i think that's right and i think from the excerpts of the book that was one of the most painful legacies, perhaps more than kanye west calling him a racist. he loves the man, he lorns americans regardless of the color of their skin. that's one that will be part of his legacy. >> the president's book tour, he says, is great news for democrats. they say his reemergence on the national state with the negative views of the gop. what dow yo think of that? >> i don't buy it. you have an outgoing speaker of the house who has an 18% approval rating and she wants to be the democrater house leader? i don't think president bush's ee mer ens on the scene is going to do anything to change the grand ol' party. >> do you think we're going to see more of george w. bush? >> i don't think so. i said he will re-emerge with his policy institute and he'll bring some of the best and brightest to tackle some of the problems. he is back to the most important job as he always used to say w
there are certain events that no matter what is written, history will not allow him to change that, and katrina is one of those. >> i think that's right and i think from the excerpts of the book that was one of the most painful legacies, perhaps more than kanye west calling him a racist. he loves the man, he lorns americans regardless of the color of their skin. that's one that will be part of his legacy. >> the president's book tour, he says, is great news for democrats. they say...
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throughout the book, based on the excerpts we've seen, bush says, i was late to this, i was late to katrina, i was late to understand with abu ghraib, i was late to deal successfully after the initial invasion of iraq and dealing with it. this time, he's early. maybe he's learned one thing and if it's you want to be part of history, you better offer up your opinion early. >> is this the same george w. bush that left office inspect how has his time off left him? >> i think he would always kid about being straightforward and intro speculative. but i think there's a moment where he acknowledges failures which he had never been before. he had been largely out of the public scene, out of the public eye for the most part. this is a time for him to say look, i thought about what we did right and what we did wrong and i'm laying it out for you. >> the president says hopefully decades from now people will view me as a president who recognized the central challenge of our time and kept my vow to keep the country safe, who pursued my convictions without wavering but changed course when necessary, who
throughout the book, based on the excerpts we've seen, bush says, i was late to this, i was late to katrina, i was late to understand with abu ghraib, i was late to deal successfully after the initial invasion of iraq and dealing with it. this time, he's early. maybe he's learned one thing and if it's you want to be part of history, you better offer up your opinion early. >> is this the same george w. bush that left office inspect how has his time off left him? >> i think he would...
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what he has to say about his legacy, hurricane katrina and waterboarding. >>> plus, why actor alec baldwin is keeping a close eye on a still-undecided congressional race in new york. [ female announcer ] olay professional pro-x. sold out online in 17 minutes. beauty editors are raving. the clinical results are astounding. olay professional pro-x. read all about it at olayprofessional.com. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it helped balance her colon. oh, now that's the best part. i love your work. [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. you don't love me anymore do you billy? what? i didn't buy this cereal to sweet talk your taste buds it's for my heart health. so i can't have any? if you can deprive me of what can help lower my cholesterol... and live with yourself. right. mmm, i worry about your mother. cry herself to sleep every night over my arteries, but have yourself a bowl. good speech dad. [ whimper ] [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios tastes great and its whole grain oat
what he has to say about his legacy, hurricane katrina and waterboarding. >>> plus, why actor alec baldwin is keeping a close eye on a still-undecided congressional race in new york. [ female announcer ] olay professional pro-x. sold out online in 17 minutes. beauty editors are raving. the clinical results are astounding. olay professional pro-x. read all about it at olayprofessional.com. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad...
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bush said the all-time low of his presidency came after hurricane katrina when west said the president didn't care about black people. watch this exchange from "today" show. >> i would tell george bush in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. >> he seems to have regret, what is your reaction? >> i appreciate that. i'm not a hater. i don't hate kanye west but i am in an environment where people choose to say things that hurt. >> lynn, do you think that was an apology? a lot of people, frankly, that i heard from and talked to who didn't really like george bush so much as president have found him quite engaging in these interviews. >> yeah, yeah. i think that's right. you can see he's a man who is comfortable in his own skin and he's not a hater. i totally believe him when he says that. so, i think that he is out to sell books. that's what he wants to do right now and he's you can kind of see why people like him. he's not brickly and you c
bush said the all-time low of his presidency came after hurricane katrina when west said the president didn't care about black people. watch this exchange from "today" show. >> i would tell george bush in my moment of frustration i didn't have the grounds to call him a racist. but i believe that in a situation of high emotion like that, we as human beings don't always choose the right words. >> he seems to have regret, what is your reaction? >> i appreciate that. i'm...
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not 9/11 or go to war with faulty intelligence or the administration's failure to act during katrina or the collapse of the economy. it was kanye west. he didn't appreciate the rapper declaring the george bush doesn't care about black people. mr. bush sits down with matt lauer about the book. lauer asked if he was concerned to get heat. he said i don't care. he want said not saying the worst moment was watching the misery in louisiana but when someone insulted you because of that. no, but the misery in louisiana affected me deeply as well. there's a lot of tough moments in the book. 100. well, todau n't pay $1 because some people make commit suicide or set themselves on fire over there. it would be gruesome to watch that. >> still here. unlike your humanity. great news, you've just invited to a party. lots of food and the hostess is expecting to stay there with her all night. unfortunately, she's christine o'donnell. i'll just sit in the bus station, thanks. next. i was having so much trouble getting around, i >>> can you imagine the mix of roth and mariment from the right if a new c
not 9/11 or go to war with faulty intelligence or the administration's failure to act during katrina or the collapse of the economy. it was kanye west. he didn't appreciate the rapper declaring the george bush doesn't care about black people. mr. bush sits down with matt lauer about the book. lauer asked if he was concerned to get heat. he said i don't care. he want said not saying the worst moment was watching the misery in louisiana but when someone insulted you because of that. no, but the...
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. >> the katrina picture. >> the katrina picture. richard haass, getting back to iraq, all these years later does george w. bush get it yet? >> this is one of those debates that's going to be going on for years and years and years, people like the president going to be sending, even though -- he'll say it was a war of necessity. people like me will say it was a war of choice. people like me will say it was the wrong thing to do and we did it the wrong way. >> does he still think it's a war of necessity, even though when we didn't know there were wmds? >> he will go to his grave thinking it was the right thing to do. he will say in the fullness of time history will thank him. even though saddam was not involved in 9/11. >> you were around there at the time. would george w. bush have gone to war if he knew that saddam did not have wmds? >> that's the big question. i hi he would have wanted to after 9/11. people wanted to send a message to the world that the united states was back, that we could shape history rather than just be a targe
. >> the katrina picture. >> the katrina picture. richard haass, getting back to iraq, all these years later does george w. bush get it yet? >> this is one of those debates that's going to be going on for years and years and years, people like the president going to be sending, even though -- he'll say it was a war of necessity. people like me will say it was a war of choice. people like me will say it was the wrong thing to do and we did it the wrong way. >> does he...
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what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your -- you're trying to get me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we all need toilet paper. next, just my luck i get a four-day weekend after the world series is over. >>> i'd like to close by your window of opportunity is here. starting november 15th, you can enroll in an aarp medicarerx plan insured through unitedhealthcare. call now for your free information kit. see why over 4.3 million members are enrolled in these plans. i recently got this letter from my current drug plan. my premium's going up. this is the perfect opportunity for me to make a move. [ man ] aarp medicarerx plans include nearly all the brand-name and generic drugs covered by medicare part d. but that's just
what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your -- you're trying to get me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we...
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what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your -- you're trying to get me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we all need toilet paper. next, just my luck i get a four-day weekend after the world series is over. yellowbook has always been crucial to your business, but now, to get it really cooking, you need a little website development. some transparent reporting, so you know it's working. online ads and 1-on-1 marketing consultation. yellowbook's got all that. yellowbook360 has a whole spectrum of tools. the perfect recipe for success. visit yellowbook360.com and go beyond yellow. until the combination of three good probiotics in phillips' colon health defended against the bad gas, diarrhea and constipation. ...and? it hel
what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your -- you're trying to get me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we...
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what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your t-- you're trying to ge me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we all need toilet paper. next, just my luck i get a four-day weekend after the world series is over. and that's what started it. exxonmobil and synthetic genomics have built a new facility to identify the most productive strains of algae. algae are amazing little critters. they secrete oil, which we could turn into biofuels. they also absorb co2. we're hoping to supplement the fuels that we use in our vehicles, and to do this at a large enough scale to someday help meet the world's energy demands. was complicated, with a series of stepped altitude changes. [ air traffic controller ] okay, 245, proceed to your next
what about those lives so desperate for helping the chaos following hurricane katrina? >> it looked like a nuclear bomb had hit the coast. i shouldn't have flown over and looked. i made a mistake. >> she got him to say "nucular" again. no mistake to call into rush limbaugh. tokyo rose asking mr. bush to weigh in on the papers please law. >> your t-- you're trying to ge me to make news. i don't want to make news. i want to sell books. >> i endorse this. hell, we...
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kanye's insults was the worst moment of his presidency, a presidency that included 9/11, going to war, katrina, many, many tragedies. there have been several points in this book tour where the kind of pettiness comes out and like, gotcha, i'm going to settle the score here. that's all i can think of that he will hope to do with this and i guess he is doing it. >> joan walsh, always a pleasure. great to have you "the ed show." thank you. >>> tonight in our telephone survey i asked do you think president obama has done enough to stop am
kanye's insults was the worst moment of his presidency, a presidency that included 9/11, going to war, katrina, many, many tragedies. there have been several points in this book tour where the kind of pettiness comes out and like, gotcha, i'm going to settle the score here. that's all i can think of that he will hope to do with this and i guess he is doing it. >> joan walsh, always a pleasure. great to have you "the ed show." thank you. >>> tonight in our telephone...
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we'll get to his answers and dark spots in his presidency, katrina, torture, the collapse on wall street all on his watch. you're watching "hardball," on on msnbc. senator-elect joe manchin is planning to switch parties. fox news and others on the right speculated that he could jump ship and become a republican after winning a close race in which he ran away from president obama in washington on many issues, but his spokesman says the popular governor is a lifelong democrat and he's not switching. "hardball" back after this. our professors know. because they've been there. and they work closely with business leaders to develop curriculum to meet the needs of top businesses. which means when our graduates walk in the room, they're not only prepared... they're prepared to lead. devry university's keller graduate school of management. learn how to grow the business of you at keller.edu. sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... w
we'll get to his answers and dark spots in his presidency, katrina, torture, the collapse on wall street all on his watch. you're watching "hardball," on on msnbc. senator-elect joe manchin is planning to switch parties. fox news and others on the right speculated that he could jump ship and become a republican after winning a close race in which he ran away from president obama in washington on many issues, but his spokesman says the popular governor is a lifelong democrat and he's...
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extent to which the president takes responsibility, a, and b says he made mistakes and talks about katrina, about iraq, about afghanistan. but he never blames anybody. that's the thing i really admire as president bush, and i think that president obama could really take lessons in this regard. president bush never complained, never criticized anybody else for what landed on his desk or what was happening to hill. he accepted the deck of cards he was dealt and said the reason i'm here is to make the tough decisions and sometimes it's tough and sometimes it makes you unpopular but i'm not here for a popularity contest. i'm leer to make the tough decisions. so that's what i think a lot of people will get from the book. >> what about the war, though, and the whole question of wmd and the justification for the war? one of the quarrels that lawrence o'donnell and rachel maddow both pointed out last night some critics are having when he writes in the book, that he's now revisiting the justification for the war, and saying, you know, going back over the whole question of weapons of mass destructio
extent to which the president takes responsibility, a, and b says he made mistakes and talks about katrina, about iraq, about afghanistan. but he never blames anybody. that's the thing i really admire as president bush, and i think that president obama could really take lessons in this regard. president bush never complained, never criticized anybody else for what landed on his desk or what was happening to hill. he accepted the deck of cards he was dealt and said the reason i'm here is to make...
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don't forget a city that hasn't recovered from hurricane katrina. there's -- we could go down the list and we know that it's true and it's tragic but you know on this one i don't say give up on talking about it and i will talk about it, i just don't want you -- i just think i'm going to handicap this and say we're not going to get any action and boy do i hope i'm wrong, ed. >> good to have you with us, joan walsh. >> thank you, ed. >> appreciate your time tonight. >>> coming up bachmann's big power grab just bombed. rand paul just stepped up to the tea partiers. i'll track the crazies in the "the playbook" coming up. >>> what in the heck is going on with the bush tax cuts? and the white house is sending mixed messages. they're trying to clarify it late tonight and we'll talk about that but they better do some clarification. we'll get rapid-fire response on that. >>> plus, a radical right-wing talk show host gets booted off of congressman's payroll. a fox news cracks up and the tan man says, hell no. to the high life. you're watching "the ed show." [
don't forget a city that hasn't recovered from hurricane katrina. there's -- we could go down the list and we know that it's true and it's tragic but you know on this one i don't say give up on talking about it and i will talk about it, i just don't want you -- i just think i'm going to handicap this and say we're not going to get any action and boy do i hope i'm wrong, ed. >> good to have you with us, joan walsh. >> thank you, ed. >> appreciate your time tonight. >>>...
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you and i were talking about bureaucracy five years and the federal response to katrina. we saw some of the same impediments again in response to e oil spill. at what point -- we pointed out there was boom, materials all over the country sitting in warehouses and facilities. it took too long to relax the regulations to move those resources to the gulf coast. that would be like fighting a war, running out of ammunition on the front lines, having ammunition sitting in the warehouses because that's what the rules say. they didn't cut through the red pe and bureacracies, they didn't real what was most important to get done. >> the white house was struck by decisions. you talk about being more concerned with the p.r. strategy, yet the title is "leadership in csis." a picture of you in response to the gu the gulf oil spill. this could be seen as a way to show your political standing and use your own p.r. this is a statement from the white house about stuff in the book, i'll put it on the screen, "the governor requested the national guard. we approved and he never put them to wo
you and i were talking about bureaucracy five years and the federal response to katrina. we saw some of the same impediments again in response to e oil spill. at what point -- we pointed out there was boom, materials all over the country sitting in warehouses and facilities. it took too long to relax the regulations to move those resources to the gulf coast. that would be like fighting a war, running out of ammunition on the front lines, having ammunition sitting in the warehouses because...